Tag: Health Costs

Out-of-pocket cost of insulin increased from $1,678 to $2,800 per person per year in pre- to post-ACA period for uninsured population

75.1 percent of cancer deaths occur in low-, middle-income countries, which account for 49.5 percent of economic cost

More than 30 percent of patients in high-income countries incur financial toxicity

Number of Americans with medical debt on their credit reports fell by 8.2 million from 2020 to 2022

Patients with all fracture types enrolled in the integrated inpatient and outpatient program had reduced length of stay and total direct costs

Risk model-based lung cancer screening strategy more cost-effective than 2021 USPSTF recommendations

Ceiling prices for negotiation would have reduced Medicare prescription drug spending by ~5 percent if implemented from 2018 to 2020

Reduced mortality and lower treatment costs seen for surgical treatment versus nonsurgical treatment

Researchers suggest that federal pandemic relief programs may have helped patients make a dent in their medical bills

Minimal difference observed in total costs and effectiveness after one year of follow-up